Farmer with a Hoe on His Shoulder
Stylized figure of a Dogon farmer with a daba (hoe) on his shoulder and a bag slung across his body.
BRN-73
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Hogon Praying
Kneeling, praying Hogón, religious chief of the Dogón. An unusual figure with an extremely long torso and arms.
BRN-74
Female Ibedji with Offering Cup
For the ibeji — ibedji means twin in Yoruba — if one or both twins die, the mother, advised by the sorcerer,…
GML-17
Ibedji Praying
For the ibeji — ibedji means twin in Yoruba — if one or both twins die, the mother, advised by the sorcerer,…
GML-18
Kneeling Ibedji with Offering
For the ibeji — ibedji means twin in Yoruba — if one or both twins die, the mother, advised by the sorcerer,…
GML-19
Ibedji With Offering
For the ibeji — ibedji means twin in Yoruba — if one or both twins die, the mother, advised by the sorcerer,…
GML-20
Ibedji Standing With Offering
For the ibeji — ibedji means twin in Yoruba — if one or both twins die, the mother, advised by the sorcerer,…
GML-21
Seated Ibedji in Prayer
For the ibeji — ibedji means twin in Yoruba — if one or both twins die, the mother, advised by the sorcerer,…
GML-22
Ibedji maternity
For the ibeji — ibedji means twin in Yoruba — if one or both twins die, the mother, advised by the sorcerer,…
MTR-51
Fetiche Boli
Boli is formed on a base of wood, bamboo or piece of horn covered by an amalgam active materials and vegetable substances…
FET-62
Currency Bracelet
Old bracelet formed from four large rings and small linking rings.
MND-9
Pestle
Small domestic pestle for crushing small quantities of grain.
VAR-16
Daily use hat
Hat used by Tuaregs in their daily life. It is made of leather and raffia.
TCD-6
Woman Sitting on a stool
Small figure of a woman seated on a stool, indicating that she is a woman of high rank.
EFM-127
Female Ancestor
Female ancestor figure with her hands on her thighs in a solemn, meditative pose.
EFM-89
Notable
Beautiful statue of a Baule notable seated on an Akan stool or throne, in a contemplative pose, with his hands on his…
EMS-85
Asie Usu
It is the geniuses or spirits of nature that can intervene in the world of humans by granting them their favors or…
EMS-86
Double Maternity
Baule mother seated on an Akan stool with one child on her lap and another on her back.
MTR-52
Female Ancestor
Female ancestor figure with numerous ritual scarifications, set on a solid base but, curiously, without feet.
EFM-90
Terracotta Fragment
Excavations in 1983 revealed reliquaries or funerary urns in necropolises.
TRRC-55
Altar
Soninké altar for ancestor worship, offerings and ceremonies, also used in divination rites.
OYA-10
Targui Cloak (Tuareg)
Targui cloak. Targui is the singular of Tuareg.
VAR-17
Statue of Ba De Krinjabo
1 For the Agnis of the Kingdom of Sanwi the ancestors are elevated to the rank of divinity by the name of…
TRRC-56
Prestige Vessel
The Mangbetu had a highly hierarchical social structure. Villages depended on a provincial chief, who in turn depended on the king.
TRRC-57
